So I went online this morning to find that my friend Taren @ Life of T had given me an award for my blog! I think it's great, and a cool way to show that you appreciate someone's blogging efforts, and if I could give it back to her, I would! Because I think I can't do that, I'm going to have to offer it up to someone else, and that person is my friend Emily @ Letters To The World. I have always adored her blogs, from her personal blog listed above, to her Olympic blog that she kept last year! She's an amazing journalist, and if you want to take a look at her blog, please do! =)
So apparently after I offer up this award to someone else, I must list 7 things about myself, so here I go!
1. I go through serious phases. I'm the kind of person who plays one song on repeat for WEEKS until I hate it, I read one genre of book until I've absorbed all the knowledge I can about it, I will only wear one colour of shirt for days or weeks... When I like something, I wear it out until I find something else I really like.
2. I am shamelessly addicted to my iPhone. When I don't have it on me, or in a place where I know it's close by, I feel like I might have a heart attack.
3. I play the guitar all the time. I love my guitar, and while I choose not to play it in public, I adore it - it's like meditation.
4. I love hockey. I am an avid Canucks fan, and I always will be. This means I don't like Calgary, I don't like Toronto, and I especially don't like Chicago. Go Canucks Go!
5. I hate doing laundry. If I could not do laundry ever, that would be amazing.
6. I'm addicted to body products, like exfoliates, body butters, lotions and body sprays... I have a tub of them.
7. I change the colour of my hair at least 6 times a year. It generally goes dark in the winter and light in the summer, with everything in between in the other months! It's fun, and I will always love to keep it fresh and different!
Part 2 of my blog post today is for people who like to read a lot, like I do. I'm sure that some of you may have heard of this website, but I think it's the coolest thing that I've come across in a while. I always have a problem of finding a great author writing on a topic that I'm really interested in, and I'm not quite done with the topic when I run out of books by the author. This is the dilemma I've run into with Philippa Gregory, my recent reading addiction. In a previous post, I wrote about her book 'The White Queen' and since then, I've read 5 of her other books, and I'm in the middle of the 6th. Problem is, I'm running out of books on the eras that I'm currently interested in!
Your Next Read is this really cool website that gives you recommendations for books based on the books that you're reading now! You type in the book that you're reading now, and it gives you a mind-map of sorts that shows you books on related topics, by related authors. I love it, and I've managed to find a few different authors that I hope to pick up books from either at the library (as I just renewed my card!) or at the book store when I have a few extra dollars laying around (which will hopefully come soon!). It's really saved me a lot of time sorting through the millions of books out there, as there is nothing I hate more than spending money on a book that disappoints.
The website also shows reader reviews and give a synopsis of the book, and it allows you to 'save' books so you don't forget what books you'd found that you would like to read! You can also share the books on Facebook and Twitter, and view different things about it on Amazon.
I think this is a great website, I was on it a lot of Friday trying to find books that I might be interested in, and I think that I've found some to keep me busy for a while! =)
Enjoy the start to your week! Mondays can seem gloomy (espeically since they are apparently calling for rain and snow here in Vancouver!) but don't let it get you down! =)
Blog, and be happy!
Kyleigh.
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